Northstar Theater

This workshop taught by Shane Shepherd will introduce the techniques and materials used in bark and tea tanning of fish skin to create leather. Participants will learn about gathering materials, skin preparation, tanning, and softening, and will receive resources for exploring the process further. Examples of salmon leather at various stages will be on display, along with a live demonstration of scaling and scraping a salmon skin.

Eco Printing with Tanya Zastrow

Sunday, September 20th 11am-3pm.

Learn the incredibly easy process of how to create defined imprints of local botanicals on a variety of mixed media papers. Experience and experiment using alum and iron mordants with natural dyes. Techniques are simple and fun.

Taught by Tanya Zastrow 

Class intended for teens and adults.

For more information and registration please visit thenetloftak.com or our shop.

Join us at the Pioneer Igloo Hall for a delicious potluck dinner. Your ticket includes appetizers, live music and entertainment, and access to a one-of-a-kind silent auction. This event is BYOB, so bring your own favorite beverage.

Proceeds from the Feast go directly toward bringing in a keynote speaker for the 2027 festival.

Tickets & Registration — Cordova Fungus Festival

Aviva Kinoko, born in Israel, is an eco-world traveler passionate about mushrooms working and volunteering in mushroom farms around the world. She is a phenomenal painter, artist and yoga-instructor. She teaches Hebrew as well as speaks Spanish and is learning Arabic. She loves to cook and eat mushrooms and spends a lot of her time in nature with her beloved dog Amadou! Her vivacious attitude towards life brings out the best in others around her.

Micah developed his encyclopedic beer knowledge over the two decades he spent homebrewing and beardgrowing before fully self-actualizing as Cordova’s brewmaster. Harmony was raised in rural Hawai’i by kombucha-drinking hippies and the early Internet before appointing herself Micah’s protege. Was there ever a better pair to opine on the magic of fermentation? 

Mckinley-Pipeline loop

Starts at 12:30

Museum

Meet at Haystack Trailhead by 11:15.

Or to carpool, meet at the Cordova Center at 10:30AM.

Come make your own vinyl mushroom button courtesy of the Prince William Sound Science Center. The table will be within the Artisan Market in the Lower Atrium of the Cordova Center.

Join The Prince William Sound Science Center for a free Nature Journaling session at Nirvana Park. This will be an introduction to Nature Journaling for all Fungus Festival Nature Journaling needs. Learn how to get started journaling your forest finds, learn about the fungus anatomy, practice new nature journaling techniques, and more! 

Support local artisans selling beautifully unique wares at our Fungus Festival Artisan Market in the lower Atrium of the Cordova Center.

Join us to learn more about mushroom identification and some valuable skill to help you out in the field this will be taught by Cordova’s own Madison Seigler.

Dave is an amateur fungal enthusiast who has been picking and identifying mushrooms in Southeast Alaska for 35 years. He regularly leads mushroom walks and gives presentations in Juneau and surrounding communities. He has been working in biology in various capacities in Alaska for about the same amount of time, and is currently with the ADFG Division of Wildlife Conservation. He has always been outdoor oriented, and is an avid sea kayaker.

Autumn Reflections ~ The Gift of Chaga

Please arrive 10 min early, bring a yoga mat, blanket and pillow.

Nature Journaling as a Path to Connection and Discovery

Dotty Widmann will explore how nature journaling, through the intersection of art, writing, and nature, can enhance our experience and deepen our connection with the natural world. Using mushrooms as a focus, she will share techniques that encourage closer observation, heightened perception, and a deeper way of seeing, learning, and engaging with the living world around us.

Dotty Bio:

Dotty Widmann is an artist, educator, and longtime Cordova, Alaska business owner who has spent more than 40 years creating opportunities for people to connect through art and handcraft. As the founder of The Net Loft, she has taught and encouraged creativity in her community and throughout Alaska. Inspired by the extraordinary landscape and wildlife of coastal Alaska, Dotty is especially drawn to nature journaling as a way of slowing down, paying attention, and discovering the beauty and stories found in the natural world. She believes that you don’t have to be an expert artist or naturalist to begin—you simply have to look closely and be curious.

Join us for this special fungus-themed Discovery Cordova. We will host fungus games and learning at Nirvana Park, targeted at children pre-K through elementary. We will enjoy some fungus dissection, arts and crafts, a mushroom hunt, and some button making!

Support local artisans selling beautifully unique wares at our Fungus Festival Artisan Market in the lower Atrium of the Cordova Center.

Mushroom Stamp Carving & Printing

Friday, September 18th 10:30-2 pm

Learn how to design a mushroom for block printing, then carve and print your stamp! Beginners and all levels of experience welcome.

Taught by Alena Craig

Class intended for teens and adults.

For more information and registration please visit thenetloftak.com or our shop.

Kingdoms of Life Art Show is open at the Copper River Gallery in the Cordova Center!

Mushroom Beret

Thursday, September 17th 6-10pm

Learn how to wet-felt a wool beret! Great for first time wet-felters and all levels of felting experience. A great accessory to wear to the Mushroom Soiree on Saturday night! 

Taught by Alena Craig

Class intended for teens and adults.

For more information and registration please visit thenetloftak.com or our shop.

Autumn Reflections ~ The Gift of Chaga

Please arrive 10 min early, bring a yoga mat, blanket and pillow.

Join PWSSC for a mushroom walk specifically designed for mini-mycologists. This mushroom foray will meet at Crater Lake Trailhead, across the street from Skaters Cabin. Children will learn the basics of what makes a fungus a fungus, how to identify common mushrooms, and tips for being good mushroom stewards. 

Kingdoms of Life Art Show is open at the Copper River Gallery in the Cordova Center!

Little Mushroom in the Woods Stitching

Saturday, September 12th 2-5pm

In this class we will be learning basic embroidery stitches, needle felting techniques, & finishing in a frame. A fun little project for fall, that uses a variety of materials from silk wool threads to local moss.

Taught by Alena Craig

Class intended for teens and adults.

For more information and registration please visit thenetloftak.com or our shop.